Stand assemblies for portable electronic devices

1. A stand assembly for a portable electronic device, comprising: a support frame having a plurality of resilient clamping elements configured to removably couple a portable electronic device to a front surface of the support frame; and an adjustable kickstand assembly, coupled to a rear surface of the support frame, wherein the adjustable kickstand assembly comprises a kickstand element that is adjustable from a stowed position to at least one deployed angular position relative to a rear surface of the support frame, wherein in the at least one deployed angular position, the stand assembly can be positioned in either a landscape orientation or a portrait orientation without having to change the at least one deployed angular position of the adjustable kickstand, wherein the adjustable kickstand assembly comprises: an adjuster bar element; and an adjuster bar lock element, wherein the adjuster bar lock element is pivotally connected within a cutout of the kickstand element, and wherein the adjuster bar element slideably engages the adjuster bar lock element to adjust an incline angle of the kickstand element relative to the rear surface of the support frame.

2. The stand assembly of claim 1 , wherein the kickstand element is an easel-leg-type support element having first and second contact edges which make contact with a support surface when the stand assembly is deployed in a landscape orientation and a portrait orientation, respectively.